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Suggest Treatment For Severe Headache And Cold

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Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2014
Question: i am suffering fromm severe headache and cold from 29september in between fever is coming and going away, took an injection from a doc and tablets including antibiotics for a period of 5 days bt the headache never seems to decrease and it is increasing with the cold ,
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Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (39 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ent examination with interventions.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

I would like to ask some more questions related to your head-ache like post nasal drip, sputum production during cough or burning micturation.

A number of medical conditions can cause head-ache with fever. I would come up with these possibilities, these include:

1.acute sinusitis- starts with common cold,involves all sinuses.

2.viral fevers-dengue, chikungunya, malaria.

3.bacterial infections- urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infection, meningitis.

In your case scenario- five days of antibiotics with persistence of symptoms needs to be evaluated.

I suggest you to to consult ENT surgeon and get detailed ENT examination, Xray paranasal sinuses, complete blood picture-to rule out infections, complete urine examination for UTI, smear for malarial parasite and dengue profile.

I advise you to stop all medications and take simple paracetamol twice daily(best works for head-ache and viral fever), steam inhalation twice daily. Your treating surgeon will decide the appropriate antibiotics after confirming the diagnosis with these investigations.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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Follow up: Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (13 minutes later)
sputum production is ther bt i dont have that much of cough only running nose , it keeps running even wen i am sleeping

i have taken a tablet for 5days for infection but no result
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Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
ent consultation,requires antibiotics.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.

It appears to be a respiratory tract infection involving both sinuses and lungs.as one course of antibiotics over, evaluate further by an ent surgeon for sinusitis.

Do steam inhalation twice daily, it will help you in relieving the head-ache.

Hope i have answered your question, If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.

Note: Consult an experienced Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist online for further follow up on ear, nose, and throat issues - Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Headache And Cold

Brief Answer: ent examination with interventions. Detailed Answer: Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. I would like to ask some more questions related to your head-ache like post nasal drip, sputum production during cough or burning micturation. A number of medical conditions can cause head-ache with fever. I would come up with these possibilities, these include: 1.acute sinusitis- starts with common cold,involves all sinuses. 2.viral fevers-dengue, chikungunya, malaria. 3.bacterial infections- urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infection, meningitis. In your case scenario- five days of antibiotics with persistence of symptoms needs to be evaluated. I suggest you to to consult ENT surgeon and get detailed ENT examination, Xray paranasal sinuses, complete blood picture-to rule out infections, complete urine examination for UTI, smear for malarial parasite and dengue profile. I advise you to stop all medications and take simple paracetamol twice daily(best works for head-ache and viral fever), steam inhalation twice daily. Your treating surgeon will decide the appropriate antibiotics after confirming the diagnosis with these investigations. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.